FERNANDO - HELENA Wife of late Simon Fernando, mother of Austin (Former Defence Secretary), Daya (Rtd. Teacher), Hilda (Rtd. Teacher), mother-in-law of Sylvia, Piyasena and Ariyadasa, expired. Cremation at Hikkaduwa General Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence at 4 p.m. on 25th Monday from Baddegama Road, Keerahandiyagoda, Hikkaduwa. 

FONSEKA - S.V. The Founder Principal of Loyola College, Negombo. Beloved husband of late Florence, father of Anoma, Lakshman, Dr. Vimal (USA) and Dr. Priyantha (USA), father-in-law of Ranjith, Supunie, Dilkushi (USA) and Udanie (USA), loving grandfather of Ruwanthie, Eranga, Asela, Priyanie (USA), Vimukthi (USA) and Pradeep (USA), expired and was cremated on 19.05.2009 acording to his wishes. 38/3, Ave Mariya Road, Negombo. 

MURUGUPPILLAI THEIVENDIRAN (U.K.) Beloved husband of Kalaivanee (Kala), loving son of late Muruguppillai and late Alagammah (Nanthavil - Kokuvil), son-in-law of late Kantharatnam and late Sivagamasundary (Vaddukoddai), brother of Indranee, Shanmugaratnam, Puvanaranee, Kumarendiran, Kalaranee, Sarvendran, Rajendran, brother-in-law of Sachithananthan, Sivamalar, late Parameswaran, Kamalini, Rajakaruna, Bavani, Subashini, Senthil Sivakanthan, Rajagowri, expired on Monday 18th May in London. Funeral will take place on Monday 25th May in London. 

PERERA - H.D.D.  (Retired Assistant Director of Customs). Beloved husband of Soma Rajapaksa Perera, father of Wijayanthi, Wyjayanthi, Susil (USA), brother of Dhanapala (Retired - Customs), Dayananda (Retired - Deputy Director of Customs), Dharmadasa (Retired - Grama Sevaka), Dharmabandu (Germany), Dharmasena (deceased), father-in-law of Somaweera Chandrasiri (Chairman, Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation), Nevil Goonewardena (Director, Sri Lanka Customs), Deepthi Perera (USA), beloved grandfather of Dilruksha (Doctor, Chilaw General Hospital), Suchitra (Doctor, Cancer Hospital), Madusha (Staff, Oxford University), Nirash, Chamath, Nuwan, Neomi, Kevin & Dasanya, expired. Cortege leaves residence on Monday, 25th May 2009 at 4.00 p.m. for cremation at Borella General Cemetery. 41, Rajamaha Vihara Road, Nawinna, Maharagama. Tel. 2804543. 

SILVA - RATHINAM  Beloved wife of the late D.S. Silva, loving mother of Beaula, Grace, Rajam, Mercy, Emmanuel, Lionel, Mary and Matilda, mother-in-law of Durairaj, Cyrus, Ram, Vathsala, Shirleen, late Paul and Ravi, loving grandmother of Leslie and Angelina, Lenita and Lenily, Loretta, Shane, Shiron, Lidechsi, Sean, Ashton, Aaron and Arianna, loving great grandmother of Neriah, Keshia and Liam, loving sister of the late Ranji, late Paulraj, late Leela, David and Selvadurai, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves residence 27/7, Rosmead Place, Colombo 7 on Monday 25 May 2009 at 4.00 p.m. for burial at General Cemetery Kanatte Borella (General Christian Section).

WARNAKULASURIYA LAURA - Retired Teacher. Beloved wife of late Godfrey (Engineer Water Board), loving mother of Niranjan, Aruni (Staff - Nalanda College), late Ajith (UK), Neisha (Canada), mother-in-law of Rear Admiral Ratnakeerthi (Retired Navy), Shanthi, late Upali (Canada) and Sarojini (UK), grandmother of Ashani, Nishanthi, Shalini, Shanil, Nishantha, Shewatha, Skyler, Andrea and Shanaya. Cortege leaves residence 548/4, Akuregoda Road, Pelawatte, Battaramulla  3 p.m. 24th Sunday. Burial at General Cemetery Borella at 4.30 p.m. 

WICKRAMARATNA - MISS GNANA Beloved daughter of late C.L. James Wickramaratne & Therese Wickramarathna, sister of late Ellen Gooneratne, late Obesekara Wickramaratna and Cecil Wickramartne, sister-in-law of late V.J.C. Gooneratne, aunt of late Daya and of Chintha Akuretiyagama, Elmo and Nandva Goonaratne, Sumana and Jayanthi Liyanage grand-aunt of Shivanthi, Rasika, Aruni, Damitha, Harsha, Thushara, Rajeev, Chanaka, passed away peacefully. Cortege leaves residence on 24th May at 2.30 p.m. for cremation at General Cemetery, Kanatta, Borella. No. 45, Ramya Mawatha, Sri Subuthipura, Battaramulla. 

ETHEL - HETTIARACHCHI Beloved wife of Anthony (former Master of De Mazenod College, Kandana, O.K.I. International School, Wattala), loving mother of Sujith (Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC), Shanthi (Brown & Company), loving daughter-in-law Dinusha, loving grandmother of Anjana, Himasha, expired. Cortege leaves residence 275, Old Kandy Rd, Dalugama (close to Dalugama R.C. Church) at 3.30 p.m. on Monday 25.05.2009. Burial at 4.00 p.m. Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wattala. 

PANDITHARATNE - SYBIL Beloved wife of late Dr. D.J.A.L. Panditharatne, loving mother of Nelunee, late Manelee and Olanthee, mother-in-law of Dilip and Chandana (Australia), much loved grandmother of Dinithi and Madhusha, Isura and Vinuri (Australia), sister-in-law of late Rev. Fr. Harold, Tudur and of Professor Lesly, late Oscar, Florrie and of Milton, expired. Cortege leaves A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 24th May 2009. Burial at General Cemetery Kanatte (Roman Catholic Section). 

FERNANDO - MRS. K.M. SYBIL JUSTINA Eldest daughter of Austin and Josephine Fernando, wife of late Dudley Fernando, Majella, Nimali, son Prasantha, John, son-in-law of Suresh, David and grandchildren Adrian, Leanne and Keara, passed away at home on Friday May 22nd 2009. Cortege leaves home “Lucylands”, 15, St. Joseph’s Street, Negombo at 3.30 p.m. Monday May 25th. Service at Saint Mary’s Church, Negombo. 

GOONARATNA - DONA LEELAWATHI Beloved wife of late Post Master Aurthur Vernon Perera Abayasekara Goonaratna of Wilegoda Walauwa Kalutara North. Beloved mother of Chandrika Piyadasa (formerly Sujatha Vidyalaya, Kalutara North), late Ashoka Goonaratna (formerly Grama Niladhari), Dananjaya Goonaratna (formerly Tractor Corporation), Keerthi Goonaratna (Nugegoda Post Office), Ajith Goonaratna (Ministry of Defence), Udeni Goonaratna (Sri Lanka Army), beloved mother-in-law of Luxman Piyadasa, Donagreta Weerasinghe, Chandrika Amarasinghe, Gothami Goonaratna, Dumithi Shamali Abewardena. The funeral will take place on Monday the 25th May 2009. For further details: 0342235034, 0602302759. 

NADARAJAN - K.S. (Retired Assistant Commissioner of Immigration Department & retired Assistant Vice president of Banque Indosuez). Beloved husband of Sivakamasundari, ever loving father of Kumanan, Uthayanan, Dr. Janakan & Dr. Sukanya, loving father-in-law of Srigowri, Jeyanthi, Pamuthi Muralitharan & ever-loving grandfather of Gowri Shankar, Athishankar, Arjun, Harishan, Nirushan & Abishan, brother of Kanakarajah (Master), expired on 23.05.2009. The remains will lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour from 9 a.m. on 26.05.2009 and thereafter Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte at 11.00 a.m. on 27.05.2009. Informant: Nadarajan Family, 48, Rajasinghe Road, Colombo-06. 2360199.